Visual 8.1 Course Summary Unit 8: Course Summary

Visual 8.2 Course Summary The Leadership and Management unit covered:  Chain of Command.  Unity of Command.  Unified Command. Leadership and Management (1 of 4)

Visual 8.3 Course Summary Formal communication must be used when:  Receiving and giving work assignments.  Requesting support or additional resources.  Reporting progress of assigned tasks. Leadership and Management (2 of 4)

Visual 8.4 Course Summary Responsibilities include:  Ensuring safe practices.  Taking command of assigned resources.  Motivating.  Demonstrating initiative.  Communicating.  Supervising the scene.  Evaluating effectiveness.  Accepting modifications. Leadership and Management (3 of 4)

Visual 8.5 Course Summary The ICS organization:  Facilitates command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance and administration.  Has a scalable organizational structure.  Uses standard terminology.  Helps maintain a span of control that is between 3 and 7 subordinates. Leadership and Management (4 of 4)

Visual 8.6 Course Summary The Delegation of Authority & Management by Objectives unit presented information about:  The delegation of authority process.  Management by objectives and the Incident Action Plan.  Preparedness plans. Delegation of Authority (1 of 2) Agency Executive Incident Commander

Visual 8.7 Course Summary Objectives are established based on: #1: Life Safety #2: Incident Stabilization #3: Property Preservation Delegation of Authority (2 of 2)

Visual 8.8 Course Summary The Functional Areas & Positions unit reviewed ICS organizational components, including:  The Incident Commander.  The Deputy Incident Commander.  The Command Staff. Functional Areas & Positions (1 of 5)

Visual 8.9 Course Summary Remember:  An Agency Representative is an individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency.  An assisting agency is defined as an agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management.  A cooperating agency is an agency supplying assistance other than direct operational or support functions or resources to the management effort. Functional Areas & Positions (2 of 5)

Visual 8.10 Course Summary The Operations Section:  Is part of the General Staff.  Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations.  Is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the incident.  Expands from the bottom up.  Has the most resources.  May have Staging Areas and special organizations. Functional Areas & Positions (3 of 5)

Visual 8.11 Course Summary The General Staff also includes the:  Planning Section.  Logistics Section.  Finance/Administration Section. Functional Areas & Positions (4 of 5)

Visual 8.12 Course Summary The Incident Briefing Form includes:  Incident situation.  Incident objectives.  Summary of current actions.  Status of resources assigned or ordered for the incident. Functional Areas & Positions (5 of 5) Incident Briefing Form

Visual 8.13 Course Summary The Briefings unit introduced the three types of briefings/meetings used in ICS, including:  Staff-level briefings.  Field-level briefings.  Section-level briefings. Briefings (1 of 2)

Visual 8.14 Course Summary The operational period briefing:  Is conducted at the beginning of each operational period.  Presents the Incident Action Plan for the upcoming period to personnel within the Operations Section.  Should be concise. Briefings (2 of 2)

Visual 8.15 Course Summary The Organizational Flexibility unit described:  The flexibility within the standard ICS organizational structure.  The ICS principle of management by objectives. Organizational Flexibility (1 of 3)

Visual 8.16 Course Summary To ensure that responders get the right personnel and equipment, ICS resources are categorized by:  Kinds of Resources: Describe what the resource is (for example: medic, firefighter, Planning Section Chief, helicopter, ambulance, combustible gas indicator, bulldozer).  Types of Resources: Describe the size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific kind of resource. Organizational Flexibility (2 of 3)

Visual 8.17 Course Summary Incidents may be categorized into five types based on complexity. Incident typing may be used to:  Make decisions about resource requirements.  Order Incident Management Teams (IMTs). Organizational Flexibility (3 of 3) Type 1 Type 5 Complexity

Visual 8.18 Course Summary Transfer of command may take place when:  It is legally required.  It is necessary for effectiveness.  Incident complexity changes.  There is a need to relieve personnel on incidents of extended duration.  Personal emergencies arise.  Agency administrator directs a change in command. Transfer of Command (1 of 2)

Visual 8.19 Course Summary Transfer of command should:  Take place face-to-face.  Include a complete briefing. The effective time and date of the transfer should be communicated to personnel. Transfer of Command (2 of 2)

Visual 8.20 Course Summary Taking the Exam Instructions: 1.Take a few moments to review your Student Manuals and identify any questions. 2.Make sure that you get all of your questions answered prior to beginning the final test. 3.When taking the test...  Read each item carefully.  Circle your answer on the test.  Check your work and enter the answers online.  You may refer to your Student Manuals and the NIMS document when completing this test.

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